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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van damm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Life Goes On. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
29 - 21 - 0 |
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188 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tong Van damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilhelm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van damm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wilhelm scores with a three punch combo!
Van damm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wilhelm throws a right hand that Van damm ducks under and follows up with a left that Van damm also avoids with ease.
Van damm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van damm counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilhelm's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wilhelm duly obliges.
Wilhelm throws an overhand right that lands on Van damm's shoulder, as Van damm tries to avoid the shot.
Van damm tries a head kick but it misses.
Van damm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilhelm.
Van damm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm wants to break free but Van damm has control.
Van damm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van damm has Wilhelm pressed against the cage.
Van damm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilhelm blocks it with crossed arms.
Van damm misses with a punch to the body.
Van damm lands a nice shot to the body.
Van damm struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilhelm controls his hands.
Van damm stops a takedown attempt from Wilhelm.
A frustrated look appears on Wilhelm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilhelm has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Van damm is trying to keep an underhook but Wilhelm manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm wants to control but Wilhelm is keeping busy.
Wilhelm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilhelm works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van damm can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilhelm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van damm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm wants to control but Wilhelm postures up.
Wilhelm stands up and beckons Van damm to his feet.
Van damm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilhelm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm looks to land a combination but Van damm avoids it well.
A combination from Wilhelm does no damage.
Van damm tests Wilhelm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van damm throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Wilhelm does no damage.
Victor Wilhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilhelm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilhelm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van damm.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that Van damm avoids nicely.
Van damm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilhelm. That did some damage!
Van damm blocks a head kick by Wilhelm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilhelm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van damm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilhelm pinned against the cage. Wilhelm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilhelm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilhelm misses with a two punch combination.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van damm counters with a stiff right hand.
Victor Wilhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Wilhelm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm misses with a left hand
and Van damm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van damm is looking for a kimura but Wilhelm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van damm to get the leverage.
Van damm winds up and cracks Wilhelm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilhelm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van damm.
Van damm wants to advance to full mount but Wilhelm doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Van damm won't allow Wilhelm to sweep him here.
Wilhelm keeping moving, preventing Van damm from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilhelm wants to stand but Van damm is controlling the position.
Van damm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm looking to pass the guard.
Wilhelm controlling the position.
Van damm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van damm throws a big elbow that misses.
Van damm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van damm trying to control but Wilhelm is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Van damm avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm looks to score with a jab to the body but Van damm is just out of range.
Wilhelm lands a high kick to the side of Van damm's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Wilhelm dives into guard, looking to finish.
Van damm is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van damm has a closed guard, preventing Wilhelm from standing up.
Oh Van damm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van damm is looking for a triangle but Wilhelm pushes his legs off easily.
Van damm seems to have got his legs back now.
Van damm looking for a sweep. Not yet Van damm, not yet.
Wilhelm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van damm blocks a jab.
A low kick from Wilhelm is predictable there
and Van damm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilhelm won't be happy with that.
Van damm in side control, throwing shots but Wilhelm defends.
Wilhelm dodges the ground and pound from Van damm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Van damm with the ground and pound but Wilhelm regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Van damm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wilhelm sees it coming and defends easily.
Van damm is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilhelm defends it well.
Van damm is working for a submission of some sort.
Tong Van damm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van damm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van damm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilhelm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm is trying to stand back up but Van damm is controlling him
Van damm is trying to control. Wilhelm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van damm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wilhelm is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tong Van damm will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilhelm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van damm.
Nice shot by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van damm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Van damm. That snapped Wilhelm's head back.
Wilhelm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilhelm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilhelm looks to land a combination but Van damm avoids it well.
Wilhelm pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van damm back to the cage. Wilhelm follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van damm moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Wilhelm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilhelm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm lands a nice shot that snaps Wilhelm's head back.
Wilhelm misses with a low kick.
Van damm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilhelm but Wilhelm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilhelm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilhelm misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van damm counters with a head kick. That will keep Wilhelm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wilhelm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van damm thumps Wilhelm with a low kick.
Wilhelm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilhelm misses with a combination
and Van damm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van damm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van damm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilhelm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van damm counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van damm wants to control from the top but Wilhelm keeps moving.
Van damm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilhelm's head.
Van damm postures up.
Wilhelm can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van damm controls the pace.
Van damm trying to control but Wilhelm is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Tong Van damm wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wilhelm misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilhelm tries to bum rush Van damm with a series of wild strikes but Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilhelm takes one to the side of the head.
Wilhelm throws a combination that misses
letting Van damm counter with a right hand.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilhelm tries to bum rush Van damm with a series of wild strikes but Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Van damm avoids them all with ease.
Wilhelm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van damm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van damm misses with the body kick
and Wilhelm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van damm shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilhelm sprawls well. He's pushed Van damm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilhelm looks to land a combination but Van damm avoids it well.
Van damm cracks Wilhelm with an open hand slap.
Wilhelm misses with a combination
and Van damm counters with a left and a right that stings Wilhelm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Van damm avoids them all with ease.
Van damm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Van damm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van damm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Van damm!
Our winner, Tong Van damm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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